Foundations for Success in PracticalNursing

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This course focuses on the introduction of foundational clinical knowledge, skills,and attitudes required for the safe practice of nursing care in acute and chronichealth care settings across the lifespan. Included are concepts of patient-centered care, safety, diversity and cultural competence, professional, ethical,and legal considerations, health promotion and maintenance, interprofessionalcollaboration. Laboratory sessions provide the rehearsal and demonstration of ahealth history and the therapeutic nurse-patient relationship as well as thepsychomotor skills to perform basic care, vital signs, and physical assessment. (3hrs. lecture, 1 hrs. laboratory) Corequisite: PNU119.